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It is from this woman, with a strong character, that descend all the kings of England and therefore the current king: Charles III, his children Princes William and Harry, and his grandchildren as Prince George. A woman of character, a friend of the arts, who turned an immense territory over to the English side because her husband was not in love with her...
She became French and it is in France that she did her research on radioactivity which changed the face of medicine. She went to the Front during the Great War and is a fascinating woman of whom France is very proud.
You who are passionate about ancient Egypt, who go to exhibitions, who read novels by Christian Jacq for example, the man to whom we owe to know how to decipher hieroglyphs and therefore the stories they tell, is a Frenchman and Jerome you remind us of his name...
He is perhaps one of the most famous Frenchmen in the world and yet we know so little about him. What we know for sure is that d'Artagnan really existed even if he didn't live as told by Alexandre Dumas in "The Three Musketeers"...
It is a name that is known all over the world. A synonym of elegance and refinement. Probably the greatest name in French fashion. Discovery of an amazing destiny: that of Coco Chanel.
If there is a land dear to the heart of the French, it is Quebec. Here live our "cousins". They hold the French language dear and many things still link us even if Quebec is no longer French since the defeat of the Marquis de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham, near Quebec City...
Rabies is a terrible disease. For centuries, it has terrorized humans. The virus is transmitted by bite and the symptoms are frightening. For example the patient is afraid of water. For a long time we did not know how to fight against this disease, sometimes trying terrible remedies, such as dipping the patients in the sea to create a shock, to those who were afraid of water. Then came Louis Pasteur...
This man is perhaps the first resistant of our history. This day of -52 before Jesus-Christ, Vercingétorix, throws his weapons at Caesar's feet. He is defeated. A few years earlier, the Gallic War had begun. A war of conquest for Rome. Young Gallic chief, Vercingetorix stood up against Caesar, the Roman general.
It is truly an unavoidable ritual in France. An after-work drink for working people, a time to get together with friends, a moment dedicated to quiet discussions in the sun, it has continued to grow since the 1970s, sometimes to the point of dethroning the meal, as we have been enjoying "aperitif dinners" for years.
France has a little more than 40,000 cemeteries, since in many cities there are several. They are on average 1.5 hectares in size. In the past, most of them were located around the church (Jewish cemeteries were located in certain places in certain cities and outside). It was the French Revolution that made them move outside for hygiene reasons. From the smallest, in Normandy, to the largest, the Parisian cemetery of Pantin (with more than 100 hectares), they tell our story in their own way.
